Newfield School
3 live vacanciesBlackburn · Blackburn with Darwen
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Newfield School is a send special school in Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
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School information
- Official name
- Newfield School
- Address
- Old Bank Lane, Off Shadsworth Road
- Postcode
- BB1 2PW
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Parliamentary constituency
- Blackburn
- URN (official identifier)
- 132051
- Establishment number
- 7107
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Send
- Age range
- 4–19 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Number of pupils
- 242
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 190
- School type
- Community special school
- Governance
- Special school
- Governance status
- Standalone
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachel Kay
- Ofsted inspection
- Inspected 3 Dec 2024Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.newfield.org.uk
- Telephone
- 01254588600
- Date opened
- 31 Aug 2000
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Newfield School
| 2025/26 | This school | Blackburn with Darwen | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 242 | 27,944 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 44.6% | 27.4% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 15.6% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 100.0% | 5.3% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 28.9% | 39.0% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
6 published inspections for Newfield School.
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read report- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 20 Jan 2025
· Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Sixth form provision
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
Report published 26 Jan 2022
· Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Outcomes for pupils
- Outstanding
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- 16 to 19 study programmes
- Outstanding
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Outstanding
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Outstanding
Report published 16 Mar 2016
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Outstanding
Report published 19 Dec 2012
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Sixth form provision
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 12 Nov 2009
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Pupils' achievement
- Outstanding
- Quality of teaching
- Outstanding
- Sixth form provision
- Outstanding
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Outstanding
Report published 8 Feb 2007
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Newfield School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Blackburn with Darwen | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 12.3% | 14.7% | 12.9% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 36.0% | 38.8% | 34.7% |
Local authority and England figures are for special schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Newfield School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £112,250 for 82 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Blackburn with Darwen | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 40.0% | 28.3% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £548 | £376 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Newfield School
2025/26 financial year (CFR) · Special · 242 pupils.
| This school | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|
| Total income | £7,742,789 £31,995 per pupil | £31,280 |
| Total spending | £7,724,818 £31,921 per pupil | £31,078 |
| Teaching staff | £2,483,523 £10,262 per pupil · 32.1% | £11,178 · 36.0% |
| Education support staff | £3,078,733 £12,722 per pupil · 39.9% | £10,615 · 34.2% |
| Supply and agency staff | £461,386 £1,907 per pupil · 6.0% | £874 · 2.8% |
| …of which agency supply | £427,702 £1,767 per pupil · 5.5% | £759 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | £17,971 | |
| Revenue reserve | £902,014 | |
Previous year (2024/25): spending £29,614 per pupil, supply and agency £2,006 per pupil — spending up £2,307 per pupil on 2024/25.
Not enough schools of this phase in the local authority to compare.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Consistent Financial Reporting 2025/26 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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